Fans celebrate 'Star Wars Day'

Updated 5:29 PM ET, Mon May 4, 2015

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Photos:Fans celebrate 'Star Wars Day'

People pose as Stormtroopers at a toy shop to promote "Star Wars" goods in Tokyo on May 4. May 4 is called "Star Wars Day" by fans of the film series, because the famous phrase "May the Force be with you" in the movies sounds like "May the 4th be with you."

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Cosplayers dressed as "Star Wars" characters Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker attend a "Star Wars" Day event in Milan, Italy, on May 3, as fans get a jump on celebrating "Star Wars Day."

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"Star Wars" fans dressed as stormtroopers stand in front of Milan's Duomo on May 3.

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A cosplayer dressed as "Star Wars" character Aayla Secura attends a "Star Wars Day" event in Milan, Italy, on May 3

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A man takes a selfie with two "Star Wars" fans dressed as stormtroopers on May 3 in Budapest, Hungary.

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A "Star Wars" fan dressed as Darth Maul poses for a photograph at a "Star Wars Day" gathering in a mall downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, May 2.

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Malaysians pose for a souvenir photograph with Darth Vader in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 2.